No gunman found in medical offices near S.F.

Apr. 23, 2014
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by Michael Winter, USA TODAY

by Michael Winter, USA TODAY

Police near San Francisco surrounded and searched a medical office building for several hours Wednesday after reports that a gunman may have opened fire inside, but no suspect or victim were found.

Daly City police said a doctor reported seeing a man on the second floor with what appeared to be a handgun about 1:30 p.m. PT. The doctor said he heard what sounded like a gunshot after he ran.

"We had a 911 call of a person with a gun, maybe one shot. We just finished searching the building and have not been able to find the suspect," Police Chief Manuel Martinez Jr. said about 5 p.m.

Police were interviewing others who may have seen the man or heard gunfire, and officers were seeking his possible identity and location.

TV images showed staff and patients with their hands on their heads being evacuated from the two-story building, which includes Sutter Health pediatric offices. About 30 people were inside at the time.

SWAT officers took up position around the building on Southgate Avenue, which is owned by the nearby Seton Medical Center. Streets were temporarily closed and businesses in the area were told to shelter in place.